Meritocracy (正方)

1.

meritocracy n. /ˌmɛrɪˈtɒkrəsɪ/

A meritocracy is a society or social system in which people get status or rewards because of what they achieve, rather than because of their wealth or social status. 贤能社会, 精英领导体质 e.g. There is no real meritocracy that currently exists in our society. 2.

purportedly

adv

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英 [pəˈpɔ:tɪd] 美 [pərˈpɔrtɪd] If you say that something has purportedly been done, you mean that you think that it has been done but you cannot be sure. 据称 synonym:

supposedly, allegedly, assertedly, avowedly, professedly, believably, reputedly.

e.g. I was born and raised in Hong Kong, a purportedly meritocratic city 3.

languish v

英 美 [ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ] If someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in an unpleasant situation. 受折磨 e.g. I lived with lots of other people who had to languish in local schools that were underfunded. 4.

shove v.

英 美 [ʃʌv] If you shove something somewhere, you push it there quickly and carelessly. 乱塞，乱挤，猛推 e.g. I have fun memories of being shoved into piano lessons, swimming lessons, dancing lessons from the age of 3.

5. inform v.

英 [ɪnˈfɔːm] 美 [ɪnˈfɔːrm]

e.g. Your family background your upbringing, everything informs how much you're going to succeed in the future. 6.

reasonably

e.g. My parents were reasonably well off. 7.

principally adv.

Principally means more than anything else. 最主要地 /ˈprɪnsɪpəlɪ/ e.g. Why even in such a system do we still believe that meritocracy is principally unjust. 8.

innate adj. /ɪˈneɪt/

An innate quality or ability is one that a person is born with. 天生的; 固有的

e.g. Intelligence is something that is inborn something that is innate.

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The lottery of birth

is a philosophical argument which states that since no one chooses the circumstances into which they are born, people should not be held responsible for them (being rich, being poor and so on)

投胎彩票，或者直译为出生彩票（英语：lottery of birth），是一种哲学论证，认为既然没有任何人能选择出生在什么样的环境中，所以人们不应该对此负责（例如富裕还是贫穷）。

e.g. Why does that mean you deserve certain rewards, when other people just by the chance of birth lottery happen to not have the gifts you have.